LeBron James was dubbed the nickname "The Chosen One" at the tender age of 17 on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Grant Wahl's cover story put LeBron on the map and inspired the tattoo below.

They say @KingJames doesn’t get his back tattoo saying “Chosen•1” touched up because he wants it look old, rusty, tough. Like a warriors a shield it shows all the battle scars of war. He see it’s as a blessing and curse to be seen as the next Mj. pic.twitter.com/cmhvF2bxjJ